Couple that met as children at St. Jude's marry there nearly 30 years later

When it came time to choose a venue, Joel Alsup and Lindsey Wilkerson couldn't imagine holding their wedding anywhere but at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

Alsup, 38, and Wilkerson, 37, met at the hospital when they were children; Alsup had a bone tumor and Wilkerson was being treated for acute lymphoblastic lymphoma. They became friends in the hospital, and remained in touch until they both went away for college. They reunited years later when both began working at St. Jude's fundraising and awareness organization, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), and their friendship blossomed into a romance.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.